Officer Detail: Christopher M. Gleason

"A. The City of Richmond Police Department (“RPD”) agrees to memorialize a First Amendment policy in a General Order and will seek input from Plaintiffs, through counsel, with the ultimate policy being approved through RPD’s normal chain of command, and implement training once approved.

B. RPD will review its General Orders to determine which, if any, may be published on its website, in a fashion similar to Fairfax County, Virginia’s police department.

C. RPD will provide a status update to Plaintiffs’ counsel ninety (90) days from the date of this execution of this Release and Settlement Agreement, and on a continuing basis thereafter until all policies have been reviewed."

Richmond Police officers attack a crowd of everyday citizens protesting the police killing of George Floyd with chemical weapons and physical violence. Two years later, a federal court ordered the Richmond Police Department to correct the record with an admission that it had lied about the circumstances of the attack (it did so with a tweet). While multiple lawsuits, complaints, and inquiries emerged from the terror of that day, no officer was fired as a result of their conduct on June 1, 2020.

Daryl C. Goldsmith II (Richmond Police Department) and Sean Andrew Bujno (Norfolk Police Department) appealed to the Executive Committee for reinstatement. The Committee did not reinstate either former officer.

"Mr. Goldsmith presented a witness, Sergeant Wilkins. Captain Chris Gleason, Richmond Police, Disciplinarian Review Office, and Antoinette Tull, Human Resources Division Chief, Richmond Police, were present and testified. After questioning, Colonel Settle made a motion, seconded by Sheriff Crawford, to sustain decertification. The motion passed on a 4-1 vote with Chief Branch in opposition."